Larkin Fallout Could Push the Kings Toward a Center Fix

The Kings have spent enough time staring at their depth chart to know the issue in the middle has not gone away on its own. Dylan Larkin’s situation in Detroit adds a new wrinkle, and teams with a hole at center never ignore a potential pivot point for long. This feels like the kind of front-office moment where one club’s turbulence becomes another club’s opening. Los Angeles has been hunting for a real answer down the middle, and the market may finally be forcing the issue.